Dutch sword?

[Henk]

Hello Jim,

Indeed we just crossed. No I didn't used the book in this case, although I have it on the shell.

I googled (in dutch of course) and came on a dutch site and found the sabre, but I'm convinced it is in the Puype-book.

Regards, Henk

[Jim McDougall]

Thanks Henk, Nice call!!

All best,
Jim

[jonng]

Thank you guys!
Info much appreciated.

B/rgds,
Jonathan

[jonng]

Hi Henk,

Sorry to trouble you. Is the leather scabbard a local replacement? The metal tip seems to match. There is also a worn off marking of a crown? above a shield? on the blade very near the guard and a small letter A? to it's right. "A" for Amsterdam?

Jonathan

[Henk]

Hi Jonathan,

You don't trouble me at all. Discussing and learning on this forum is a pleasure for me.

The leather scabbard might be a local replacement. Your scabbard is the scabbard of a KNIL klewang. So what is the meaning of a local replacement? Was the scabbard changed because of practical reason by the officer who worn this sabre, or was the original scabbard lost and replaced by the klewang scabbard? But I think a Dutch soldier could order a new scabbard. We have also the last option, a local picked up the sabre, picked up the klewang scabbard and found out that the two items made a perfect match.
I picked up a picture of the original scabbard of your sabre to give you an idea how the scabbard looked like.

The picture of the markings is not clear enough for me. It looks indeed like a crown above a shield. And the "A" for Amsterdam? Just guessing. Maybe one of the other forummembers can tell us more about the marks.